"Women have a right to know these risks ... Meador reported relationships with NIH, Eisai, Medtronic, the Epilepsy Study Consortium, GW Pharmaceuticals, NeuroPace, Novartis, Supernus, Upsher ...

Substitution monotherapy and add-on therapy were equally effective as a second-line treatment for women with idiopathic generalized epilepsy, with no significant differences in failure rates ...

People who are diagnosed with epilepsy have surges of electrical activity in their brain which can cause recurring seizures. For women, the diagnosis and treatment may affect their health in ...

Epilepsy is the most common neurological disorder in women of reproductive age. Phenytoin is one of the most frequently prescribed antiepileptic drugs. Although the vast majority of women with ...

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a woman who went missing in Spanaway. Deputies say 44-year-old Andrea Simmons has epilepsy and a mental disability and may need help getting home.

Certain common genetic changes might make some people with focal epilepsy less responsive to seizure medications, finds a new global study.

Mar. 25, 2025 — A drug typically prescribed for arthritis halts brain-damaging seizures in mice that have a condition like epilepsy, according to researchers. If the drug proves viable for human ...